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Winter learned of the deatn of her

Winter learned of the deatn of her
child. Her grief was intense, but she
was calm when / last saw her. The
blow undoubtedly unhinged her mind,
and drove her to the fatal act.
"Do you know when she fired the
shot?'' asked the officer.
"1t must have been about three
o'clock this morning. replied Leclair.
My wife was very ill last night-in
fact, she was temporarily insane, a
condition to which she is subject occa-
sionally. At such times she strives to
throw herself from the window, and
when l drag her ont of danger she i'm
agines that / am about to kill her.
Mrs. Winter was very fond of my wife,
over whom she had a strong influence
Mrs. Winter has several times sue
ceeded in calming my wife during her
unfortunate spells. At about three
o'clock this morning my wife had one
OF her bad spells. Ipulled her back
from the window just in time to save
her from jumping out. She struggled
as usual in such cases, and begged me
not to murder her. got her into a
heavy chair, where / tied her. Just
then ! heard sound which might have
been the explosion Of pistol, but
paid no attention to it at the time.
Although my wife had ceased to strug-
gle | decided, in order to calm her
thoroughly. to call in the aid of Mrs.
Winter. Invent up to her door and
tried the knob, which was the signal
we had agreed was TO mean that nv
wife stood in need of her services
She did not answer the movement of
the door knob, so concluded that she
was sleeping soundly. I returned to
my room without making any further
attempt to awake her. have no doubt
that she was already dead when tried
the door,
"'What time did the fourth floor
front lodger return last night?' asked,
turning TO my landlady.
"'He didn't return at all, she said
snappishly. as if angry at my Interrupt
ton. He left this house three DAYS
ago.
Il saw it all. At the close of my
dream had heard the struggles and
cries of poor mad Mrs. Leclair in the
room below mine, and an instant later
had come the sound of the pistol shot
and the fall of Mrs. Winters body on
the floor above. / had made the mis-
take of mingling the two tragic occur
rences together. Instead of the fourth
floor front lodger going to his room l
had heard Leclair on his way to Mrs.
Winters door, from which he returned
after having failed to arouse her.
1.-The Coroner held his inquest, and
the jury returned a verdict in accord
ance with the facts. Although I re-
manned for some time longer in the
same room I never again placed any
confidence in the tales which came to
me through the old fashioned fire.
place. IN. 7. Times.
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SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.


-Daytona, Fla. ships on an average
OF 250 boxes of oranges day to North
ern markets.
Isabella 7. Prince, Of California,
has been called to Toxic. Japan, to es-
tahlish school of domestic science.
Her pupils will be ladies OF the highest
rank
A new absorbent preparation is
made from the cocoanut fiber. It is
called cofferdam, and will hold like
sponge from twelve to fourteen times
its own weight of water. Springfield
Times.
AT the close of 1886 the American
Association of Science. according to
the report of the permanent secretary.
had 1886 members. OF these, 631, be-
ing specially engaged in scientific work.
have been elected to the rank of fell
lows.
M. Lacombe, Frenchman, has
succeeded in taking long distance
photographs by fixing a. telescope in
front Of the objective of the camera.
The apparatus promises usefulness to
tourists and other amateurs.
"A scientist, after careful analysis
of the impression made upon the retina
by different degrees of light, concludes
that both white and black are colors,
and both should have a proper place
upon the chromatic scale.-Frank Les
lies Newspaper.
According to the United States
census of 1870, of the total steam and
water power employed 49, Is per cent.
was water. In 1880 the percentages Of
water power had decreased to 35. SO per
cent. From this it will be seen that
water power is fast falling behind in
the race. Boston Budget.
"A striking experiment in the COM
bination of colors was performed 4
short time since by Prof vogel at q
meeting of the Physical Society OF
Berlin. He wished to demonstrate the
incorrectness of the popular notion
that yellow and blue. when mixed, al
ways make green. He took two phials.
one containing acid yellow, and the
other aniline blue. He mingled their
contents together, and the result was
mixture not green in color. but of a.
fiery red hue.--M Y. Ledger
In recent paper on the coinci-
dence Of certain solar phenomena with
the perturbations of terrestrial magne-
tism, M. E. Marchand shows. from
comparative study of the solar observa-
tions made at the Lyons Observatory,
in 1886, with the curves of the Mas
cart magnetic recorder, that there ex-
lists direct relation between the ter
restrial magnetic disturbances and the
displacement of certain solar clements
accompanying the spots and the faculn.
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PuNGENT PARAGRAPHS

The Seabrook On. H) selectmen
have decided that a hen is not an AMI
NAL. Wonder ii they reckon her as
vegetable because of her crop.-LowsH
Courier.
The Reason Why
The reasonwe forgive the great
For the achievements they pursue,
Is that we think some kindred trait
We trace in every thing we do.
-Tsrds Stftipgs.
"A Frenchman has invented a fele-
phone which costs but 624 cents. But
just wait till the company fixes the rent
before you waste any congratulations.
Pittsburgh Chronicle telegraph
Counsel (badgering witness)
Remember, sir that you are on oath. =
Witness-"Yes, sir" Counsel-"No
what - did - you do -s-when--as---
you say the prisoner - threw--a
beer glass Sat youP" Witness
II lodged. IN z. San.
The following conversation was
overheard by 7sd-Bit representative:
Wife-"John, want seven dollars for
dog-collar." Husband-'sSeven dol
lars! You must be crazy. All pay
for my collars is twenty-five cents. =
Wife-"Yes, John, but you're no dog"
-..Mr. Walker said the clerk, s.the
twelve cent prints at the remnant coun-
ter are going fast and are about sold
OUT ''All right, I'll attend to it. Mr..
Anawan, cut lot more OF those seven
cent prints into remnants and send them
overt the bargain counter. .''--Burliette.
Almost any summer weather is too
hot for people to witness theatrical
performance when tickets must be
bought; but the thermometer must climb
to the high gallery to get above those
who will crowd theater to see free
show, even on a July night @.
Pcayune.
--"I'm almost dead from house hunt
ing" wearily sighed Mrs. Gossip.
What do You want with house?' in
terrogated Mrs. Snyder. Il thought
you owned your own house" "Of
course don't want house, y was the
confidential reply, .'but ! justlike to go
around and see how people live. you
know. "-Judge.
"A little girl who abides with her
parents in West Onondaga street was
reprimanded the other day for conduct
which her mother did not think became
her. The little one, who took refuge
in the nursery to shed her tears, was
shortly afterward overheard indulging
in soliIoquy. Mamma isrealmean, =
she said, sand don't like her. any
more. No. don't. If she didn't live
here, with emphasis on the first
person, singular number-''shouldn't
invite her to come to my house. -
Syracuse Standard.
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--It is true that a grass widow id
particularly susceptible to hay fever. -
Columbus Dispatch.
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First Doctor (who is i'll, to brother
doctor who is attending him. III can't
tell what ails me. What do you think
plumbago begins withp'' Second
Doctor-"Why, with a P. of course. >
-Teras Siftings.
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Over 180 natural gas and oil com.
panies have been organized in the State
of Ohio during the past sixteen months.
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Working Him Nicely.

my DEAR" said husband, who is
fond of putting p0sers. lean you tell
me why young women who don't want
to get married are like angels visits. y
The Lady finally gave it up.
Because they are few and far be-
tween. Ha, ha, ha! Not bad. eh?''
Exceedingly clever. He, he. he!
By the way, John, can you let me have
that thirty dolIarsp''
Certainly said John. IN 7. Sun.
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IN. Llgner, an Austrian meteo-olo-
gist. claims to have ascertained after
careful investigation that the moon has
an influence on q magnetized needle
varying with its phases and its declina-
ton. The phenomenon is said to be
more prominently noticeable when the
moon is near the earth, and 80 be very
marked when she is passing from the
full to her first or second quarter. The
disturbances are found to be at their
maximum when the moon is in the plane
OF the equator, and greater during the
southern than it is during the northern
decliaatioa.--ChicGQo Times.
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The Seabrook (N. H) selectmen
have decided that hen is not an ani-
NAL. Wonder it they reckon her as a
vegetable because of her crop. -LowsH
Courier.
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June. 728 Ia 29c; July. 1881 0z37e; August,
43 a z 45c: October, T. % soc; city steam &C.
Butter firm and in fair inquiry; Western.
II 025e; Elgin creamery, 25c. Cheese dull and
easier.
CHICAGO, May 5.-Wheat opened strong
and bullish this morning, but 1t was about the
only thing on the list that showed any particular
frmness June opened at "a &c and sold TO S5sc
within fifteen minutes. June corn opened
steady AT 401c, and eased back to 1890. During
the morning, when Kershaw was quite active
buyer. large number of shorts came in and
helped the bulge along by buying June and
july The s.bulP element, which is now clearly
in the majority have until recently been talk
ing 81 10 for wheat some time in the future, at
least the present crop. To-day it
given out that they had thrown off &c from
this estimate, making the price an even 81 10.
One of them was asked, to-day, what he ex
pected wonld make these prices. The reply
was: Legitimate demand from exporters, pur-
chases for investment and general domestic use;
that is. milling interests. There will also be times
when shorts Will want II, as they did to-day"
Outsiders it is believed, responsible in part
for the present frmness. rather strength,
now prevailing, which is in sympathy with the
tone existing in other markets Duluth for in
stance, made an advance of 1sc since yesterday
Clearances at seaboard ports yesterday were not
quite mp to expectations, but the export demand
is good and promises continue. After selling
at 853c, June declined to Soc. later recovered to
former figures. and went off again heavy
local selling rallied again to 653c, and closed at
outside figures. Corn moderately active.
with the feeling quite weak early. but afterward
ruling steadier. 1t was rumored early that the
Western roads were going to reduce rates. and
this created a general DESIRE among local OPP
orators to sell As the report was not conf rmed,
the feeling became steadIer. Oats ruled hrmer,
owing to the influences and unfavoraD bic crop
reports. Mess pork was nominally unchanged
Lard was little stronger early. but gradually
serted back and closed about the same yes
terday.. Short-ribs closed a little higher The
leading futures ranged follows:
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NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
Yesterdays Quotations Produce at the
Two Great Centers.


Two Great Centers.
NEW YORK, May -Flour-Receipts, 2, $40
packages; exports, 5,163 brls and II. 523 sacks.
Market stronger. with fairly active business;
sales, 25 400 brls; common to good extra West
ern and State So 5O03 IS; common to good ex-
ira Ohio, So 80 05; common to choice extra ST.
Louis, $33005.i0.
wheat-Receipts, 165 900 bu exports. 20, s3l
bu; spot advanced a &c and options al e, clos
ing firm; export demand moderate speculation
very brisk; sales, 1S,5l2,OOO bu futures and
800. 900 bu spot; unpraded spring S94c; No
Milwaukee, 944c spot. 95sc to arrive; ungraded
red, 944c 81. COZ; No red, 9j5c; No. red, 96c
cred; No. white, 97e: No. , red. May, 934 "a
96sc. closing at 96sc; June, 90 a Soc, closing
95Jc: July, 94A 954c, closing at 953c; August,
934 a $3.50, closing at 934c; September. g3s 94c.
closing at 93sc; October GAZE; December, 96s q
963c. closing 964e; January, 97sc May, $L0l
9l01s. closing at 81 0ls.
Corn-Spot steady and quiet options without
change of Importance, closing frm speculation
moderate; receipts 80, $50 bu; exports. 2 647 bu;
sales. SOS, 600 bu futures, and $4,000 bu spot;
ungraded, 482 n 5O4 &c: steamer. 4S4c elevator; No
2 49lc elevator; No. 2, May, As 4S4c, closing at
4sRc June Asst 4s4c. closing at 4Ssc; July. 49lc.
closing at 494c; August. 50Ac, closing at 50Ac.
Oats a shade better; receipts, 10000 bu;
exports, 2 900 bu; mixed Western, 80 a BE; white
Western IS 142c.
Hay quiet aud steady; shipping, 45 a SOC.
Coffee-Fair Rio firm at 163c; options fairly
active and higher; sales. 50. 600 bags May, Is 10
obs 25e; June Is l5c a ID Soc; July. Is. 30 a
Is 45c; August, 1874 Is 60c; September. 10. 50 a
1570c: October, 10 65 Is 75c: November. 30
a Is. 75c; December. Is 70 al5 SIC; January,
Is s5c February, 10 95c. Sugar steady; refined.
firm and in fair demand. Molasses steady and
quiet. Rice firm.
Tallow steady at 3sc. Rosin quiet at ST. 22B a
L274c
Eggs easier and in fair request; receipts, 5000
packages: Western, l24 a be.
Pork more active and firm; sales, 1000 bbls:
mess mainly to dealers private terms 81 B. 90
1l6 90; old SIG 80 a IL. 90; new, $50 bills family
mess. $l6 so Cut meats firm; picked bellies.
7sa7Ac; picked shoulders, 81 11c. Lard higher
and fairly active Western steam, spot, 7.2Tio;
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The Jobbing Trade.


Tomatoes-Two pound cans, so s5c; 3pound.
$12001.25. Peaches-Standard 3-pound S1.7oO
2; 3-pound seconds. 81. 5O0l65, 2-pound standard,
$l.2001.3 80. Corn-Revere $3.50 a 1.35; McMur-
ray $125 d L 80 Yarmouth. 81 80 a LBS. Miscel-
Observation-Disclosures. 2-pound S0O3Oc raspberries,
2-pound, 81. 1O01 15 pineapple, standard pound,
$1-4O02.oO; seconds. 2pound s. 10 a 1-2O
oysters 1-pound. full-weight, 9ocaS1; light, $50
zoe; 2-pound full. S1.7001.s0; light soc dS1,
stringbeans S5c0$1; Lima beans, S0e0$1 40;
peas, marrowfat Zoe 40: small 81. 50a2; lob
sters. 81 50 a 2 To- red cherries 81 O5 20; goose
berries, so soc; strawberries, 1.1O0 lis.
COAL AND COKE.
Block, SO. 25 p ton; Minshau $3. % y ton; Jack
son. 1878 - ton; Pittsburg. 81 y tons Raymond
Creek 81 y ton: Hooking 50 75 y ton; Island City
So - ton: Highland 1918 p ton; Piedmont and
Blossburg SIS p ton; Duggar (Peacock) lump, So y
ton; nut, $3.50 = ton; chestnut No and stove
thracite 81 p ton: and CRATE anthracite. S6.7
p gas coke lie r bu. 50 ~ load; crushed coke
13c ~ nu. So. 25 p load. Al soft coal nut size,
SOC y ton less than the above prices the same
quality of lump coal
Alcohol. s.. 2Oa2.2s: asafoetida, 20G alum
4G5c camphor IS a. soc; cochinea 50055c; chioro-
form. AS 05oc; copperas. brls. SO "a. so;
tar pure, 40042c; indigo, S0c0S1; hcorice. Calab..
genuine 80 4Oc: magnesia earb.. 2-ozx % d35ci
morphine. p. & w. ~ So. 10 3S5; naadder. IL
a 14e oil castor. y gal 81. so a 60; oil berganot.
y 10. $3 a 3. %; opium. 81 50d4 75; qunine P. 81
W. p OF. % a zoe: balsarn copaiba, 5015oc; soap,
CASTLE, FIR II 016e; soda, bcarb.. 4ls O6e; salts.
EPSON, A d5c; sulphur. flour. 4d6e; saltpetre. %
2oc turpeatine, 42a4sc glycerine. % 032oi iodide
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Elsewhere.

ST. LOUIS. May 5-Cattie-Receipts 700; ship
Inents. L 200 Market steady; choice heavy native
"a So butchers steers fair TO choice $3.50 GA 80;
feeders fair good, So 2004-1o stockers, tair to
good. So. 2O0S.15; Texans, common grass to good
corn-fed, So 10.
Hogs-Receipts, s7oo shipments, $500. Market
S. s6a 40: packing king fair to good s5.I5o5,so;
Workers medium to prime 80 pigs common
sheep-Receipts. i. 100 shipments l. 600 Market
firm. clipped, medium to prime. $3.2o04.10.
CHICAGO. May 5.--The Drovers' Journal reports:
Catte-Receipts. z. 500, shipments, $500. Market
stronger and more active; shipping steers $50 to
1,50o TBS. 81. so 5: stockers and feeders. 50 Goa
044O. cows bulls and mixed. 81. Is al; bulk, 81 IS
as. 20: corn-fed Texans So. 8o04.4O.
Hogs-Recepts. Is, 900; shipments, 6. 900. The
market was stronger; rough AMI mixed, S505.35;
packing and shipping $5.250550; light, $500
Sheep-Eeceipts 1000: shipments. 5000. The
market was stronger; wooded IS. so 05. 20: shorn
$304.25; Texans, 2.5o03. S5; lambs. 81. 500 $50
NEW YORK. May 5.-Beeves-Recepts; $780,
Market steady for dressed beef at 70Sc for sides;
exports $50 beeves.
steady for sheep and yearlings. active and firm for
spring lambs; clipped sheep sold at 81 "a. 62la
per 100 tbs clipped yearlings at So a $50 unshorn
sheep at S505 Us nnshorn yearlings at $6.5o07
spring lambs at S407 per head.
Hogs-Receipts, 1850 No sales the live
weight; nominal values. IS. 5O05.70. and dull.
KANSAS CITY, May Observation-Disclosures j. oOo
shipments. none, The market was slow. but about
steady: good to choice S4.3504 40 common to me-
dunn. So. soD4 so: stockers So 60 1925; feeding
steers, IS 3oa 8. so, cows So 2503. 80.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shipments, The
market slow and &c higher; good to choice So a
s. 10: common to medium, 81. 60 a4.90; skips and
pigs, 81. 80 "a SO.
Sheep-Recepts. /. 200; shipments. 800. The
market was steady; good to choice, SIS 1870 COM
to medium. $202.75.
EAST LIBERTY. May 5.-Cattle-Receipts, 80;
shipments, 80. Market slow at yesterdays quota
tons.
Hogs-Receipts. 1900 shipments. 1000. Market
fairly active at followingices Philadelphia, SIS
$3.50: Workers, s5.2535.3o; common and light,
$5.1O05.2O; hogs S404.5O.
Sheep-Receipts, S0O shipments, 1000. Market
slow at yesterdays prices.
BALTIMORE. May Beef Cattle-Market slow
and lower; best beeves. $505.25; first quality.
$4.7505; medium. s.. 62l204 IS; ordinary. So: so
654.
The receipts of sheep and lambs numbered 3, 757;
sheep, So. 5004.75; lambs, SO. 5019.
CINCINNATI May 5-Hogs weak; common and
light, 81. 1O052O packing and butchers, $4,000
5.35. Receipts, 2.4GO; shipments, 800
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THE COURT RECORD.
Superior Court.

Room 1-Hon. Napoleon B.. Taylor. Judge.
Charles Tennis VS.. Frederick B. Hinshaw and
VIM w Hinshaw; damages Cause dismissed.
Frederick Rand, receiver, VS.. Edward N Rich
ards; on notes. Judgment for 1892. Is without
relief
Maria Catalani VS.. Mary Cataani ct al; to
foreclose vendors lien. Conveyance set aside.
Room 2-Hon d. w. Howe. Judge
Jamna Mockford Catharine Marks ct al;
foreclosure. Trial by court; taken under advise
ment
Mary E. Henry VS.. John r. Henry; divorce
refused plaintiff.
NEW SUITS.
James Johnson vs. Daniel Taggart complaint
for foreclosure of chattel mortgage. Demand,
81. GOO.
Ole D. Gray ct al. VS.. Richard B. Roberts
ct al; complaint on account. Demand, s., 225
Jacob Cline Julia Cline; comp plant for
divorce. Allegation. abandonment
John Day vs. Leopold A. Jenner ct al; suit
for damages for malicious prosecution. Demand,
So 0O0
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INDIANAPOLIS MARKETS.
An Of Day in Trade, Still the Situation Is
Favorable for a Heavy Business.


Favorable for a Heavy Business.
indianapolis, May ).
Trade little off to-day-probably the
rain of the forepart OF the day was in some
measure the cause. That occasionally there
should be quiet day is no reason for apprehen-
sion of dull trade for any length of time. The
fact is that the situation generally could not we'll
he more favorable TO our merchants. realizing
their most sanguine expectations to the vol
ume of business the present year. There is a
firm tone to prices in most lines. which argues
well. Then in industry does there appear to
be an overproduction. Take dry goods; reports
from Eastern manufacturing centers to the
effect that all lines well sold up and stocks
seldom as low at this of the year. The
iron market, well, is again taking the active,
firm tone of the early part Of the year, and all
industries, especially those about Indianapolis
are highly prosperous. The railroads doing
a good business, and their earnings show up
very satisfactorily. This means that business
generally is good, and that the present excellent
consumptive demand is to continue for the pres
emit at least The talk is heard of reduction in
wages, as is usually the case in May. but all
along the line there is healthy tone to business
In prices, to day, there but few f1uc uations
in values. Dry goods men report certain lines
OF cotton goods es very firm. The mills able
to sell goods as fast manufactured and hence
there is occasion for decrease in values.
The interstate commerce law has not yet ceased
to be disturbing element in the dry goods mar
ket. but the feeling IS that rates will
soon adjust themselves to the situation. The
produce markets are steady. prices ranging
about az Wednesday. Strawberries are
plenty, and selling as low So 80 per case of
twenty -four quarts.
Grocers report prices strong in most lines.
An attempt made today to spring coffees
another notch, but failed. The belief prevails
however, that they will go higher. Sugars as
well, are il a very strong position, aud an early
advance is predicted. The provision market is
steady, and orders in jobbing way large for
the season. Leather dealers experiencing a
good trade, and prices rule steady at the range
of some months past. The hide market is dull
and prices weak but unchanged.
GRAIN.
The local market was in stronger position to-
day than at any time for some weeks past, and
prices for all cereals were a shade hi CHER. For
wheat good milling demand is noticeable in
shipment nothing is doing. There is a brisk de-
mand for corn for local consumption and also
for immediate shipment. Receipts of all cereals
are light, but increasing the last day or two
There was a fair attendance on Change and
bidding was spirited Track bids ruled as fol-
lows: